3rd June 1972

S.R.P.S.
Wester Ross Express No.1

Locos Used 5129, 5314, 5329 & 5332
Stock Used 4x TSO + FO + RB + BCK + 4x TSO

Route :

Locos Route
5314 + 5329 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Winchburgh Jn - Polmont - Falkirk Grahamston - Larbert - Stirling - Dunblane - Hilton Jn - Perth - Dunkeld - Pitlochry - Aviemore - Inverness
5129 + 5332 Inverness - Muir of Ord - Dingwall - Achnasheen - Kyle of Lochalsh
5129 + 5332 Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - Inverness
5314 + 5329 Inverness - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley

Source : Alan Rintoul

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Rintoul)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Edinburgh Waverley 07.15d 23.02a 269.38
1.20 Haymarket 07/18 22/59 268.18
8.39 Bathgate Jn 07/27 22/52 260.79
12.36 Winchburgh Jn 07/31 22/48 257.02
17.35 Linlithgow 07/35 22/43 252.03
22.18 Polmont 07/39 22/38 247.20
25.33 Falkirk Grahamston 07.46a ~ 07.50d 22.30a ~ 22.32d 244.05
27.40 Larbert Jn 07/55 22/25 241.78
28.09 Larbert 07/56 22/24 241.29
30.36 Alloa Jn 07/59 22/20 239.02
36.09 Stirling 08.05a ~ 08.09d 22.10a ~ 22.12d 233.29
41.40 Dunblane 08/17 22/05 227.28
53.60 Gleneagles 08/34 21/54 215.58
67.34 Hilton Jn 08/45 21/37 202.04
69.21 Perth 08.48a ~ 08.50d 21.23a ~ 21.33d 200.17
76.39 Stanley Jn 09/01 21/15 192.79
76.49 Murthly 09/05 21/11 189.69
84.66 Dunkeld 09/12 21/04 184.52
92.65 Ballinluig 09/21 20/56 176.53
97.57 Pitlochry 09/27 20/50 171.61
104.41 Blair Atholl 09/39 20/40 164.77
114.09 Dalnacardoch 09x59 ~ 10x01 20/30 155.29
120.20 Dalnaspidal 10/15 20/25 149.18
127.69 Dalwhinnie 10/24 20x05 ~ 20x11 141.49
137.79 Newtonmore 10/34 19/50 131.39
140.67 Kingussie 10/37 19/47 128.49
152.51 Aviemore 10/50 19/33 116.67
159.27 Carr Bridge 11/08 19/26 110.11
169.04 Tomatin 11/25 19/14 100.34
181.35 Culloden Moor 11/38 18/58 88.49
189.59 Millburn Jn 11/44 18/41 82.59
187.23 Inverness 11L50a ~ 12L10d 18L25a ~ 18L39d 82.27
188.65 Clachnaharry 12/15 18/22 80.66
193.10 Lentran 12/22 18/15 76.41
200.24 Muir of Ord 12/30 17x57 ~ 18x03 69.25
206.01 Dingwall 12/36 17/48 63.50
217.70 Garve 13x03 ~ 13x09 17/25 51.61
233.69 Achnasheen 13/38 16/57 35.62
251.68 Strathcarron 14/07 16/25 17.63
269.51 Kyle of Lochalsh 14.40a 15.45d 0.00


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